THE SOLDIER
Your Name Goes on the Rolls.
Receive a Soldier Number, service record, uniform, arms issue, and a permanent place in the Battalion's records.
Headquarters · 17th United States Infantry
Enlist With the Regulars.
Take your place upon the rolls of the 17th. Receive your Soldier Number, learn your duties under the non-commissioned officers, draw your arms from the Quartermaster, and build a record of service with every muster and field action.
Regulars to the Front. · Quality over quantity. · NCO-led service.
The Regular Army Experience
Take a Place in the Regiment.
THE COMPANY
You Belong to a Formation.
Be assigned to a Company, know the officers and non-commissioned officers appointed over you, and serve among men who know your name and your duty.
THE FIELD
Your Service Counts.
Musters, schools, qualifications and field service become part of your recorded military career.
THE REGIMENT
You Help Build Its History.
Promotions, appointments, honors and major events become part of the continuing story of the 17th.
From Headquarters
Battalion Dispatch
School of the Soldier Ribbon — [17thUS] Rct. T. Visseur
Distinction entered upon the honors roll of the Regiment.
[17th|2ndNY(B)] 1stLT. Willich — First Lieutenant
Advancement entered upon the official rolls by Headquarters.
[17thUS] Rct. L. Hire — Enlistee
Advancement entered upon the official rolls by Headquarters.
RECRUITING NOTICE · CIRCULAR NO. 001
Men wanted for Company A
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ABLE-BODIED MEN WANTED FOR THE REGULAR SERVICE
The 17th United States Infantry calls for good and able men to fill the ranks of Company A. Those willing to shoulder a musket, stand firm in the line, and serve beside disciplined Regulars are invited to enlist. Here, every Sold…
BY ORDER OF HEADQUARTERS · 17TH UNITED STATES INFANTRYRecord of Service & Advancement
Your Service Is Entered Upon the Rolls.
Enlistment → Instruction → Qualification → Field Service → Advancement → Leadership. From the first muster onward, the record of your duty follows you through the Regiment.
Recruiting Office · Enlistments Now Open
Your Enlistment Begins Here.
Submit your papers to Headquarters and begin your journey into the 17th United States Infantry.